Boma language

Boma is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Not to be confused with Boma dialect or Nunu dialect.
Boma
Kiboma
Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers
21,000 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3boh
Glottologboma1246  Boma Yumu
kemp1234  Kempee
B.82[2]

Maho (2009) considers Boma, B.821 Mpe (Kempee), and B.822 Nunu to be closely related languages. Mpe and Nunu do not have ISO codes. (Distinguish the Nunu dialect of Ngiri.)

References
  1. Boma at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

See also


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